Hat-pin retainer.



Patented May 27, I902.

No. 700,804. G. F. PACKARD.

HAT PIN RETAINER.

Application filed Nov. 14, 1901.)

(No Model.)

Wii'nesses inventor Mm fiiww A UNITED STATES FFICE.

PATENT HAT-PIN RETAINER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 700,804, dated May 27, 1902.

Application filed November 14,1901. Serial No. 82,169. (No mnrlelJ T0 aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GRANVILLE FREDERICK PACKARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Binghamton, in the county of Broome, in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hat-fastening devices, particularly to that class of fastening devices in which a long pin is stuck through a ladys hat and passes through the hair.

It is well known that when the'hat-pin is passed through the fabric of the hat each time it is secured in position it mars and mutilates both the hat-band and the crown by making numerous holes or punctures therein. It is also well known that in the devices of this class now in common use special tools and skilled labor are required to place the pin-retainer in position in the hat-crown and that therefore this is done only by the manufacturers of the hat.

The object of my present invention is to provide a neat, simple, economical, and efficient means for permitting a long hat-pin to be passed through both walls of the hat-crown and securely retained therein without mutilating the same, so constructed and arranged that it can readily and conveniently be placed in position in the hat-crown'at pleasure by the wearer without special tools or skill.

My {improvement consists of three cooperative parts, a two-part eyelet, which is detachably mounted in the hat-crown, a two-part pin-retainer also removably mounted in the crown, having a funnel-shaped guide upon its inner end and provided upon its outer end with a detachable means for securing the pointed end of the pin in position, and a pin adapted to normally rest within the said eyelet andretainer.

The principal novel feature of my invention resides in the construction of the pin-retainer, whereby it can readily be mounted in position in a very small opening in the hatcrown or replaced, when desired, by the operator without the aid of special tools or mechanical' skill.

Referring now to the drawings, in which similar reference-n umerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, Figure l is a longitudinal central section of my improved two-part pin-retainer in position in a section of fabric suitable for a hat-crown. Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 are modified forms of the same with difierent forms of means for firmly securing the pin against displacement by frictional contact. Fig. 6 is an inner end view of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal central section of the eyelet, which is detachably mounted in one side of the hat-crown. Figs. 8, 9, l0, and 11 are modified forms of the means for securing the pin in position by frictional contact. Fig. 12 is a vertical transverse section of a ladys hat, with my improvement in position therein.

The hat-pin 1 is of common or other proper form and of sufiicient length to pass diametrically through the crown 2 of any proper ladys hat.

The eyelet 3, through which the pin 1 enters the hat, has an annular flange 4 upon its inner end and has its shank or cylindrical neck provided with a longitudinal opening 5, of a proper size to loosely admit and contain the pin 1. The other or outer end of this shank is screw-threaded and provided with a screwthreaded nut 6. The eyelet 3 thus constructed is of small size and is readily placed in position in a suitable lateral aperture in the hat-crown2,'preferablywith the nut 6 upon the outer face thereof.

The remaining portion and most essential feature of my invention'consists of a funnelshaped guide 7, adapted to guide'the point of the pin to its central longitudinal opening 8 after it has been passed through the eyelet 3 and the hair of the wearer. This guide has its smaller outer end reduced in diameter to form an annular shoulder 9, Figs. 1,2, 3, and 12,adapted to rest against the inner face of the hat-crown in use, and has its extremity screwthreaded and held in place in a proper aperture in the hat-crown by a nut 10, which in use of course rests against the outer face of the hat-crown, as shown in Fig. 12. While this shoulder may be omitted, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, its use is preferred. In cooperation with this nut 10 and guide 7 I have arranged a washer 11 of elastic material, preferably of rubber, to firmly retain or secure the pin 1 in position by a frictional grip thereon when the pin is passed through the same. This washer may be made in various forms and secured in position in various'ways. It may have an annular flange 12 upon its inner face, adapted to be firmly held in place by nut 10, as shown in Fig. 2, or it may have its perimeter gripped by a metallic thimble 13, whose inner flange is firmly pressed against the adjacent face of the hat-crown, as shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5. These rubber washers may of course have a small central aperture of a less diameter than that of the pin, if desired, Fig. 9.

Instead of a flexible washer a coiled spring 14 may be'employed as a pin gripping or retaining device, Figs. 10 and 11, so constructed that its inner end normally projects into the path of the pin 1 as it passes through the opening in said guide and is held out of such path against the tension thereof, whereby it will firmly impinge upon'said pin in use and prevent its accidental displacement.

The manner of employing my improved hatfastener thus described is obvious and, briefly stated, is as follows: When it is desired to place my device in position in a ladys hat, the wearer simply makes two small holes at suitable opposite points in the hat-crown, after which the eyelet 3 and the flaring-mouthed guide 7 are placed in position in such openings, respectively, and firmly secured therein by the respective nuts 6 and 10. When the retainer 11 or 14 is used, they can readily be placed in position and secured therein by means of the metallic shell 13 and the nut 10.

By arranging the pin-retaining device on the outer end of the guide 7 instead of within the central opening or pin-channel a much smaller opening in the hat-crownis required for the insertion of the said guide, and therefore much less mutilation of the hat is required in the use of my improvement.

By securing the guide 7 in position by means of the nut 10 my improvement can readily be mounted in position and replaced at pleasure by any one without the use of any special tools whatever.

While an annular shoulder 9 on the guide 7 is preferred, it may be omitted, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described myinvention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination in a hat-fastener of an eyelet having upon one end a'flaring guidingflange, and provided upon its other end with a screw-threaded shank; a nut fitting the said shank; a pin passing through said eyelet and said nut; and a spring arranged within the said nut, and normally projecting into the path of the said pin, substantially as described.

2. In a hat-fastener an eyelet consisting of a. flaring guide flange and tubular screwthreaded shank; a nut fitting the said shank; a hat-pin arranged' in said eyelet; and a coiled spring arranged in said nut and projecting into the path of the. said pin, and adapted by its tension to secure the said pin in position.

Signed by me at Binghamton, Broome county, State of New York, this 5th day of November, A. D. 1901.

GRANVILLE FREDERICK PACKARD.

Witnesses:

GRACE H. LANDFIELD, ISABELLE S. WEST. 

